NNIW63 - Emerging Societies – Coexistence of Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity
The coexistence of undernutrition (low birth weight, poor growth) alongside overnutrition (mainly obesity) is a phenomenon afflicting many countries as their economies develop and food availability increases. The focus of the book this phenomenon, otherwise known as the ‘nutrition transition’, which becoming increasingly prevalent in many emerging nations.
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Obesity in Emerging Nations: Evolutionary Origins and the Impact of a Rapid Nutrition Transition
Andrew Prentice
Global Changes in Diet and Activity Patterns as Drivers of the Nutrition Transition
Barry M. Popkin
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